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Joanna

Girl Hebrew #339 in 2023

Joanna is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Joanna

One of the women following Jesus. From Joanna, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets.

Popularity of Joanna

Popularity, 1880–2023

918 births in 2023

1880 2023

109,814 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1984

3,332 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Supplanter; one who follows

Very popular since the Middle Ages

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Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel

God is my judge

God is my oath; consecrated to God

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.